• Biotechnological production process and life cycle assessment of graphene 

      Khanam, P. Noorunnisa; Popelka, Anton; Alejji, Maryam; Al Maadeed, M. A. ( Hindawi , 2017 , Article)
      The aim of this study is to compare the graphene produced using a biotechnological method (Escherichia coli) with the graphene produced by Hummers' method (a chemical method) and to study the effect on the energy consumption ...
    • Characterization of untreated and treated male and female date palm leaves 

      AlMaadeed, M.A.; Kahraman, Ramazan; Khanam, P. Noorunnisa; Al-Maadeed, Somaya ( Elsevier, Ltd , 2013 , Technical Report)
      This paper describes the characterization of male and female date palm leaves from two different cultivars, Sheshi female and unknown male leaves. Characterization was done for both untreated and NaOH treated date palm ...
    • Date palm wood flour/glass fibre reinforced hybrid composites of recycled polypropylene: Mechanical and thermal properties 

      AlMaadeed, Mariam A.; Kahraman, Ramazan; Khanam, P. Noorunnisa; Madi, Nabil ( Elsevier, Ltd , 2012 , Article)
      Recycled polypropylene (RPP) based hybrid composites of date palm wood flour/glass fibre were prepared by different weight ratios of the two reinforcements. Mixing process was carried out in an extruder and samples were ...
    • Effect of chain structure on the properties of Glass fibre/polyethylene composites 

      AlMaadeed, M.A.; Ouederni, Mabrouk; Khanam, P. Noorunnisa ( Elsevier, Ltd , 2013 , Article)
      Three types of polyethylenes (low density: LDPE, medium density: MDPE, and high density: HDPE) were used to investigate the effect of chain branching on the dispersion and adhesion in Glass fibre reinforced polymer composites. ...
    • Improvement of ternary recycled polymer blend reinforced with date palm fibre 

      Khanam, P. Noorunnisa; AlMaadeed, M.A. ( Elsevier, Ltd , 2014 , Article)
      This paper investigates the study and preparation of date palm fibre reinforced recycled polymer blend composites. This is the first paper which describes the recycled polymer ternary blends of (1) recycled low density ...
    • Melt processing and characterisation of polyamide 6/graphene nanoplatelet composites 

      Mayoral, B.; Harkin-Jones, E.; Khanam, P. Noorunnisa; Almaadeed, M. A.; Ouederni, M.; ... more authors ( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2015 , Article)
      Graphene, due to its outstanding properties, has become the topic of much research activity in recent years. Much of that work has been on a laboratory scale however, if we are to introduce graphene into real product ...
    • Processing and characterization of polyethylene-based composites 

      Khanam, P. Noorunnisa; AlMaadeed, Mariam Al Ali ( Taylor & Francis , 2015 , Article)
      Thermoplastic matrix polymer composites have gained commercial success in the semistructural and structural applications. Polyethylene (PE) is one of the most versatile and widely used thermoplastics in the world because ...
    • Silk as a reinforcement in polymer matrix composites 

      Khanam, P. Noorunnisa; Al-Maadeed, M. A.; Khanam, P. Naseema (2015 , Book chapter)
      Natural fibers perform well as reinforcement materials in polymer matrix composites and provide ecological and environmental advantages. Both plant- and animal-based natural fibers have been studied for their mechanical ...